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2nd Place · MCPC 2025
Monash Algorithms and Problem Solving
Led a small team to second place in the yearly Monash Collegiate Programming Competition. Algorithm design, set theory, and number theory.
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I'm the engineer founders want in the room when the product has to actually work.
I'm a Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra, embedded with founders and shipping product where it actually meets users. Outside of Lyra I'm studying Advanced Computer Science (Honours) at Monash, specialising in algorithms and software.
Before Lyra I was scaling Minecraft infrastructure at Hypixel for 200k+ concurrent players, designing an event-sourced food-delivery platform at Ceebs, and running distributed inventory systems at Bathroom Superstore.
Where I've shipped things
Four teams · since 2023Forward Deployed Engineer· 2026 — Now
Lyra is an Australian engineering studio that pairs FDEs with Silicon-Valley founders. I'm embedded with product teams shipping production software end-to-end — in the room, in the codebase.
Visit LyraDay-to-day toolbox
24 toolsThe technologies I reach for first when designing, deploying, or breaking something.
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Terraform
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Postgres
- Redis
- Kafka
- gRPC
- GraphQL
- Nginx
- Java
- Go
- Python
- TypeScript
- Rust
- FastAPI
- Next.js
- React
- Node.js
- Spring Boot
- Datadog
- CI/CD
What I think about
Always learningCurrently on my mind
algorithm gymnastics on the weekend
Awards, trophies, and weekend wins.
Competitive programming placings and a few academic accolades — most of these came from late nights at hackathons or weekend contests.
- AwardAug 2025
1st Place · Advent of MAPS 2025
Monash Algorithms and Problem SolvingWon first place in the month-long competitive programming competition. Graph theory, number theory, dynamic programming, and algorithm optimisation.
- AwardMay 2025
1st Place · MACATHON 2025
Monash Association of CodingLed a team to first place and an A$1,800 prize at Monash's 48-hour hackathon with Catch N Go — a location-based app that gamifies making friends on campus. Built with FastAPI, MongoDB, Kotlin, and OpenAI for icebreaker generation.
- AwardNov 2024
Future Innovators
Australian Defence ForceRecognised for innovative thinking and technical excellence in software development and system design.
- AwardOct 2024
VCE Algorithmics Dux
Suzanne Cory High SchoolAwarded to the 2024 highest-scoring Algorithmics student.
- AwardOct 2024
VCE Software Development Dux
Suzanne Cory High SchoolAwarded to the 2024 highest-scoring Software Development student.
- AwardOct 2024
Year 12 Academic Excellence
Suzanne Cory High SchoolAwarded to the top 10% of students per year level based on grades across all subjects.
Let's build something good.
I'm happily forward-deployed at Lyra, but always up for a conversation — open-source collaboration, infrastructure consulting, or just talking about distributed systems.
- admin@swofty.net
- linkedin.com/in/swofty
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
